LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended Monday at its highest level since late February, following a strong performance by its mining constituents and after China's state council pledged to push ahead with a broad range of capital market reforms designed to increase liquidity. Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: BSkyB Confirms Talks To Buy Sky Italia, Deutschland

12th May 2014 11:59

LONDON (Alliance News) - British Sky Broadcasting confirmed Monday that it is working on the potential acquisition of 21st Century Fox's interests in Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that talks about the pot Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Mining Stocks Rise; BSkyB Falls Sharply

12th May 2014 11:13

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Rio Tinto, up 3.6%, BHP Billiton, up 2.4%, Antofagasta, up 2.4%, Anglo American, up 1.6%, and Glencore Xstrata, Read More

TOP NEWS: BskyB Confirms Talks To Buy Sky In Germany And Italy

12th May 2014 10:23

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC confirmed it is working on the potential acquisition of 21st Century Fox's interests in Sky D Read More

Polymetal Sees Yearly 70,000 Ounces Of Gold Operation At Svetloye

12th May 2014 08:25

LONDON (Alliance News) - Polymetal International PLC Monday announced the completion of its Reserves and Resources Audit for the Svetloye Gold Deposit, which offers the company additional medium-term low-risk and low-cost production of around 70,000 ounces of gold per year and positive cash flows Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: BSkyB Confirms Deutschland, Italia Merger Talks

12th May 2014 07:29

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened cautiously higher Monday, amid a lack of economic data and with a wary eye on developments in Ukraine. BSkyB confirmed press reports that has approached its major shareholder 21st Century Fox about buying Sky Deutschlan Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Drug Stocks Soar, Led By Glaxo And AstraZeneca

22nd Apr 2014 12:09

LONDON (Alliance News) - Pharmaceutical stocks are reigning over the first session following the long Easter bank holiday, with mergers and acquisitions leading investor interest. GlaxoSmithKline has signed a three-part inter-conditional transaction with Swiss healt Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Pharmaceutical Companies Jump On M&A News

22nd Apr 2014 10:58

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- AstraZeneca, up 7.1%. The pharmaceutical company has jumped after The Sunday Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Glaxo And AstraZeneca Put M&A In Focus

22nd Apr 2014 07:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened slightly higher Tuesday following gains on Wall Street over the long Easter weekend. Merger and acquisition activity and discussion surrounding UK pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca Read More

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